The Grand National Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early Victorian era outdoor grass court tennis tournament staged only one time between June and July 1879 at The Hyde, Hendon, Middlesex, England.
History The Grand National Tennis TournamentVanity Fair (1879) was outdoor grass court tennis tournament staged only one time between June and July 1879 at The Hyde, Hendon, Middlesex, England. This tournament began on 30 June. Heavy rain interrupted play from the quarter-finals onwards, and final was eventually played on 31 July 1879. The tournament featured a number of the leading tennis players of the day including Herbert Lawford, Otway Woodhouse,The Illustrated London News (1879) Henry Lyle Mulholland and William Cecil Marshall. 34 players entered the draw and the men's singles title was won by Britain's Edgar Lubbcock who defeated Scotland's Lestocq Robert Erskine.
Finals Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1879 Edgar Lubbock Lestocq Robert Erskine6–1, 6–0, 8–6.
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